Karen Schrah stands beside a picture of her son, Zachary Schrah, in his football uniform at The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano. Zachary died at 16 of Sudden Cardiac Arrest after a football practice. Now, through Living for Zachary, she has worked with the hospital to promote low-cost heart screenings in Zachary's name.

Back in 2010, in Heart Screenings Reveal Treatable Conditions, I wrote about Karen Schrah, who founded Living for Zachary in memory of her son, who died at age 16 of an undiagnosed heart defect right after a football practice at Plano East Senior High School. In honor of Zachary, who dreamed of saving lives as a doctor, the foundation saves lives by promoting awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, supporting low-cost heart screenings and free CPR training (available at The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano) and now, by providing, AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators), which can restart a heart in the crucial first moments after the heart stops.

To celebrate national CPR/AED Awareness Week, which began June 1, Living for Zachary is donating 6 AEDs this month to Denton Calvary Academy (two in all), Plano Children’s Medical Clinic, Argyle High School, Muenster Independent School District and the ArtCentre of Plano. Karen’s goal is to donate more than 40 AEDs to the community in 2012, so if you know of an organization that works primarily with youth and needs an AED, she encourages you to apply at living4zachary.org.